Where does “Cartagena” come from?
Cartagena comes from Spanish Cartagena, from Latin Carthago Nova, meaning "New Carthage," a city founded by the Carthaginians in Spain.
Ancestry of “Cartagena”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Cartagena | — |
| 2 | Latin | Carthago Nova | New Carthage |
| 3 | Phoenician | 𐤒𐤓𐤕-𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 | — |
| 4 | Phoenician | 𐤒𐤓𐤕 | — |